MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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